Try being a white right-of-center man and see how toxic it is. Try being a Christian and see how how toxic it is. Try being a gender-critical feminist and see how toxic it is. Etc.
- have been purveyors, not victims, of discrimination within USA
- introduced extreme polarization to mass media & political discourse
- controlled enough political power to push their beliefs on the majority through law since the inception of this country
I wonder if “center of X” voices have ever wondered _why_ their opinions aren’t well received outside of their bubbles.
Possibly but Twitter’s ownership won’t help with any of that.
If you got hate for having Christian imagery or references in your profile, that would be awful. But if "being a Christian" means quoting Leviticus 18:22 at homosexuals then that is an action you're taking and getting pushback for.
I find people like yourself in traditional power structures genuinely believe the enforcement of the existing structure is a "neutral" act or position to hold. I think this delusion is how you come to think of politics you actively engage is as merely "being". It's not, and no on else is obligated to pretend it is.